Car-roof.



H. A. CHRISTY.

GAE ROOF.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22A 1913.

Patented July 23,1913.

2 sumar-SHEET 1.

H. A. CHRISTY.

GAB ROOF.'

APPLIGATION rILBD JAN. 22, 1913.

Patented July 22, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

'UNiTED sfrA'rnsrArENT onirica.

HENRY A. UHRISTY, I? ENILWORTH, ILLINO'IS. l

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 522, 1913.

Patented July 23%., llll El. Serial No. 743,489.

To all whom z' may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. Ci-imsfrr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kenilworth, vin the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful l'niproveinents in Car-Roofs, olwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway cars and particularly to theconstruction and assembling oi the roel:I and side Walls.

The invention has for its object the provision of an emcient structureproviding for a Weather-proof roof which has no through apertures forthe admission of moisture and in which the carlines and roof plates arese Vcurely supported and anchored together and to the side Walls in suchmanner as to pro vide for sufficient play to accommodate the vibrationsincident to use and yet to guard against the admissionot the elements tothe car interior,

lin order that the invention may be readily understood in itsapplication to car con struction generally, l have shown and describedthe saine herein as applied to that type of ear in which the sideframing is ar- Y ranged exterior to the sheathing. els, hoivever, theinvention is obviously applicable to other types of cars with suchslight modifications as will be readily suggested to car builders, thedrawings and description are to loe taken in an illustrative sense andnotas necessarily limiting the invention.

ln the drawings: Figure l is a partial side elevation of the upper endportion el? a car embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a transversesection on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary transversevertical sec tion on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4. Fig'. 4l is a fragmentarylongitudinal .vertical section on the line 4;--4 of Fig. tl; Fig. 5 is'asectional plan view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3; and Fig. is a fragmentarydetail in perspective showing` the end portion of a carline.

ln the drawings the side walls oi the car are shown as comprising thesheathing l1., supported by and suitably secured to the side posts .l2constituting;v the side framing. shown the sheathing is arranged uponthe inside of the framing so vas to present an unn illsv brokeninterior. Ilhe side posts are of a height less than the interior heightof the car and are provided at their upper ends with the brackets 13having` horizontally eirtending flanges 14. Upon the upper ends of theside posts is supported upon each side of the car a longitudinallyextending Z-bar which comprises a lower horizontal ontivardly projectingflange 15, a vertical web 16, and an inwardly projecting horizontalflange 1T. rl`he inner tace oi' the web 'll is substantially flush withthe interior faces ol the side posts l2 and -torina substantially anupward continuation thereo'lE to support the upper courses of thesheathing ll. 'lhe upper flange 17 of the Z-bar overlies the uppermostsheathing' strip and serves to suppe t the end ot' the carlines 1S. Fachof tlny carlines extends continuously from Wall lo wall olE the car andis bent in its medial l portion to give the proper slope te the carroof. The carline is trough-shape compris inf.;l a bottoni portion 19,side Walls Q0, 20, and laterally extending flanges 2l, 2l, the flanges21 being perforated and countersunlr at intervals to accommodate theconical head 2Q ot a bolt 2S.A Arranged upon and sup-` ported by thehorizontal'lange 17 oi the Zbar is a side plate composed otlsections 24,Q4, arranged in longitudinal alineinent and having their adjacent endsseparated to accommodate carlines therebetween, the upper faces ol theplate sections being recessed to receive the carline flanges Q1 andprovided with apertures for the accommodation of the shenks of the bolts23. The Zoar flange 17 is likewise provided with apertures registeringwith those of the side plate to receive the lower ends of the bolts 23,the nuts 25 being employed to clamp by means of the bolts the carlinesand the Z-bar flange upon the interposed side plate sections whereby theearlines are held in rigid relation to the Zsbars.

The flanges Q1 of the cai-lines are preferably out away at a point abovethe outer face of the web 16 oiY the 2lb: 1 and the bottoni and sideWalls of 'the carline are bent downward along the outer iiace of theweb, the extreme ends oi?" the bottom and side Walls abutting againstthe upper face olf the edges the Fl the cap stl-1p CYD use. ltls to be lof Lh- ,beilel; of tif-.a Carlin@ behind e overl m cap strip portion,The a of lh dependentpforialol of he roof plates and cap strip upon theuppe face Uf lle 'flange 5 is sacemly los to permit any inca-21#sderable amer-.n of moisture as' will nd ils way im@ lle Carlin@ toescapa therefrom but' as aiclitmlal pro'vson'of escape the `Gted as iffSams; r an exceeding y assemblage all membes, f

l alle combination 03 sli@ willi Gomplsng aule pnsts and sheath' a lguflnally extending amil l lw'i'zf ricstlng upon L the poss a verticalweb hg lines to the upper flange of the ,l L, and means t0 looselysecure the Cap Strips ts he bar, substantially as described.

` a car, lle 'combination of a side *1g x'terrly axrrangd -1 AOrly@managed sheathing; pas@ ermnatng show 'of the Lipper e' the sheahirlgel longitudinally exit-'s v a lowev dlg! noaaaai ends of the posts, aweb, and an upper in turned and terminating against the upper i tace ofthe lower flange, root plates bridging the spaces between the carlinesand having their ends downturncd over the depending ends of earlines,capl strips overlying the earlines and adjacent edges of the roet'plates and havin their ends downturned to the upper face o the lowerflange, means to rigidly secure the carlines to the upper flange, andmeans to secure the rap strip to the lower flange of the bar7substantiall"I as described.

4. ln a ear, the combination ot a side wall comprising eXteriorlyarranged side posts and interiorly arranged sl'leathingi', the sideposts t'ern'iinating short otl the upper edge ot' the sheathing, alongitudinally extending Zbar having a lower outwardly projecting'horizontal flange resting upon the upper ends of the posts, a verticalweb resting against the outer face ot' the sheathing, an upper inwardlyprojecting horizontal flange, trouglrlike earlines resting' upon theupper flange; with their ends downturned against the outer 't'aee ot theweb and terminating against the upper laee ol thel lower flange, rootIplates having;v marginal Vflanges resting within the trough of theearlines and their ends downturned over the depending' ends 0l" therarlines, rap strips overlyiine' the earlines and adjaeent edle/es olthe root' plates and having` their ends downturnet'l to the upper laceol. the lower llange ol the Zdiar, means to secure, the carlines to theupper flange otl the Z-bar, and means to secure the cap strips to thelower 'llange of the Z-bar, su istantially as described. y

5. ln a car, the Combination of a side 'all e'oi'i'iprising extcriorlyarranged side posts vand interiorly arranged sheathing', the side poststerminating short ot' the upper ed'ge ol the sheathing, a longitudinallyextending .IZ-bar havin(t a lower outwardly projecting horizontal flangeresting' upon the upper ends of the posts` a vertical web restingagainst the outer face of the sheathing, an

upper inwardly projecting horizontal flange,

troughdike carlines' extending fron'ij wall te 'wall and resting uponthe upper flange with their ends downturned against the outer face ofthe web and terminating against the upper face of the lower flange,filler blocks resting on theupper [lange of the Z-bar and filling thespaces between adjacent carlines, roof plates having marginal flangesresting within the trough of the carlincs andtheir 'ends downturned'over the depending ends' of the carlines, cap strips overlying the earlines and adjacent ed s of the roel plates and having their entsdownturned to the upper lace ol the lower flange el. the Zhan' 65 imeans to secure the oarlines to the upper flange of the Z-bar, and meansto secure the cap strips to the lower flange ol the Z-bar and the. sideposts, substantially as described,

G. In a ear, the combination of a side wall comprising exteriorlyarranged side posts and interior-ly arranged sheathing, the side poststerminating short of the upper edge of the sheathing, a longitudinallyextendingr -har haring a lower outwardly projecting horizontal llangeresting upon the upper ends ol the posts, a vertical web resting againstthe outer lace ot the sheathing, 1n upper inwardly projecting horizontalflange,

trough-like ear-lines extending from wall to wall and resting;l upon theupper flange with their ends dowuiturned against the outer face ol theweb and terininatimg,` against the upper iaec ol the lower flange,tiller blocks restingl on the upper ilange of the Z-bai andy illing thespaces between adjacent carlines, root plates having marginal flangesresting within the trough ol the carlines and their ends downturned overthe de ending ends of the earlines, rap strips over ying the car-l 90lines and adjacent edges of the roof platesl Aand haring their endsdownturned to the upper 4tace of the lower flange of the Z-bar andtflipnce bent outwardly to form a lip restinntliereon, means to rigidlysecure the carlines to the upper flange of the Z-bai', and means toloosely secure the lips of the cap strip to the lower tlange ot theZ-bar, sub-v stantial ly as described.

T. ln a ear, the combination of a side wall comprisingl exteriorlyarranged side posts and interiorly arranged shrathing, the side poststerniinatinp,r short of the upper edge ot' the sheathing, alongitudinally extendingl Z-bar having a lower' outwardly pro- 105jeetingjr horizontal flange ,resting upon the upper ends ot' the posts,a web, and an upper inwardly projet-ting horizontal flange, carlinesextending from wall to wall and resting. upon the upper tlange with 'ytheir 110 ends downturned over the outer face ot' the har, rootl platesbridging the spaces between the cai'lines and having their endsdownturned over the depending ends of the carlines, cap strips overlyingthe carlines and adjacent edges of the root' plates and havingr theirends downturned over the depend ing portions ot' the plates, incans torigidly secure the (airlines to the upper flange, and

means to secure the cap sti-ip to the bar to confine the dependingportions ol. the carlines and roof plates, substantially as described. yv

tl. A'ear roof structure comprising a Z- 'bar extending;I longitudinallyof. the struc- 125 ture with its lower llange on the outer side and itsupper flange on the inner side of the structure, a carline resting onand se- Cured he Tap zmge of the Z-bar and havlng 11's and downturmdove' the outer 51de of web of the Z-bar, a roof-p'iate upcnr'hff ozu'mcWit@ lts and cowntmne @ver ne fm-'numed and o the Carlme, a K foverlying the carbu@ anc? roof- 1.4L J+1, n f. Y Y 1 Em-U3 mm1 us and.dfmnmned over me downume ends of the zOo-plat and Cairine an secured t0the ower ange of the ,7l-baz, smbsnial;v s described.

HE TRY A. CHRISTY.

